Editorial Commentary: Vancomycin Solution Pretreatment of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tendon Graft Reduces Infection Rates, Is Clinically and Biomechanically Sound, and Is Cost-Effective

摘要

Prevention of postoperative infection following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction remains a high priority for orthopaedic surgeons. Vancomycin presoaking of ACL grafts is a biomechanically sound, clinically effective, and cost-efficient method of improving ACL reconstruction infection rates.